Sayings about Skills
Talents without skills is like deserts without an oasis. ~ Arabian Proverbs
To pick up in a clumsy way is stealing, to steal in a skillful way is to pick up. ~ Armenian Proverbs
Who has a trade may go anywhere. ~ Spanish Proverbs
Skill and assurance form an invincible combination. ~ Dutch Proverbs
Better go without medicine than call in an unskilled physician. ~ Japanese Proverbs
In a calm sea, every man is a pilot. ~ English Proverbs
To lie and eat fish demand a lot of skill. ~ Spanish Proverb
Many people can pack the cards; fewer can play the game.~ Italian Proverbs
The person that makes one basket can make a hundred. ~ Spanish Proverb
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~ African Proverb
Be not a jack of all trades, but a master of one. ~ Chinese Proverbs
The best doctor prevents illness, an average doctor visits when the illness is imminent, and the unskilled doctor treats your present illness. ~ Chinese Proverb
The itch that gives someone skill is difficult to scratch. ~ Chinese Proverb
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. ~ English Proverb
Quotations about Skills
The superior person’s learning goes in his ear, attaches to his heart, expands to the end of his limbs, and is established in his actions. Even in his smallest word or slightest action, he sets an example. ~ Mencius
There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one’s skill. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. ~ Henry Ford
It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill to keep it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
To understand one thing well is better than understanding many things by halves. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it. ~ David Starr Jordan
Art is skill, that is the first meaning of the word. ~ Eric Gill
Creativity is not a trait that we inherit in our genes or a blessing bestowed by the angels. It’s a skill. ~ Jonah Lehrer
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. ~ Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication. ~ Harold S. Geneen
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation. ~ John Ruskin
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. ~ John Ruskin
Who has skill in the art of music is of good temperament and fitted for all things. ~ Martin Luther
Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill. ~ Tony Buzan
Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every person – with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness – can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon. ~ Shari Arison
Skills are cheap; chemistry is expensive. ~ Mal Pancoast
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it. ~ Baltasar Gracian
The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed. ~ Confucius
God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity still in the cloud, the oil still in the earth. ~ George MacDonald
Skill makes love unending. ~ Ovid
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ~ George Herbert
Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude. ~ Ralph Marston
To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill. ~ Patrick MacGill
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. ~ Eric Hoffer
Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers. ~ Robert Half
The superior person is concerned with his character; the lesser person cares only about his wealth. ~ Confucius
The superior person seeks to further the good points in others, and not their bad qualities. The lesser person does the opposite. ~ Confucius
The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn. ~ John Naisbitt
The superior person is dignified but does not fight for it. He is sociable, but not exclusive to one social clique. ~ Confucius
The superior person is adequately resolute, but not recklessly inflexible. ~ Confucius
Practice is just as valuable as a sale. The sale will make you a living; the skill will make you a fortune. ~ Jim Rohn
Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest. ~ Epicurus
The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony. ~ Confucius
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill. ~ Wilbur Wright
The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen. ~ Confucius
The superior person does not try to stuff himself when he eats… and is diligent in his work and careful in speech. Such a person is someone who can definitely be considered to love learning. ~ Confucius
The superior person uses learning as a means of self-improvement. The lesser person uses learning as a means of showing off. ~ Mencius
The superior person does not appreciate a person solely on account of his words, nor does he disregard a person’s words solely on account of the person. ~ Confucius
Passion is never enough; neither is skill. ~ Toni Morrison
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision. ~ Bruce Barton
Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. ~ Tom Peters
The superior person is perceptive and not biased. The lesser person is biased and not perceptive. ~ Confucius
Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa. ~ Casey Stengel
People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. ~ Marvin Bower
Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; love by love. ~ Thomas Szasz
The superior person is easy to work for and difficult to please. ~ Confucius
Skill to do comes of doing. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson